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EDITORS’ NOTES

On her ninth album, Britney Spears sounds happy to have settled into her status as a grande dame of forward-thinking pop. Downtempo offerings like the gauzy come-on “Make Me...,” the reggae-inflected Tinashe duet “Slumber Party,” and the cooing “Man On the Moon” put Spears’ sensual side on full display. On the wide-eyed, bouncy “Clumsy,” the swaggering “Do You Wanna Come Over?,” and the vampy “What You Need,” she gets playful over booming beats.

EDITORS’ NOTES

On her ninth album, Britney Spears sounds happy to have settled into her status as a grande dame of forward-thinking pop. Downtempo offerings like the gauzy come-on “Make Me...,” the reggae-inflected Tinashe duet “Slumber Party,” and the cooing “Man On the Moon” put Spears’ sensual side on full display. On the wide-eyed, bouncy “Clumsy,” the swaggering “Do You Wanna Come Over?,” and the vampy “What You Need,” she gets playful over booming beats.